GREAT 偉大偉
BIG in IMPORTANCE OR REPUTATION.
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Old Chinese Criteria
1. The most general word for awe-inspiring greatness and significance is wěi 偉 (ant. 眇 / 渺 "trifling").
2. Dà 大 (ant. xiǎo 小 "insignificant") is often used to refer to generally recognised awe-inspiring status (for example of a king etc) rather than mere size.
3. Hóng 弘 and jù 巨 (ant. xì 細 ) are stylistically marked strong words to use for the greatness of something. See IMPORTANT
4. Hóng 鴻 refers to greatness as essentially linked to immense size.
5 Kǒng 孔 is an archaic word referring to immensity, numerousness as well as remarkable intensity of something.
2. Dà 大 (ant. xiǎo 小 "insignificant") is often used to refer to generally recognised awe-inspiring status (for example of a king etc) rather than mere size.
3. Hóng 弘 and jù 巨 (ant. xì 細 ) are stylistically marked strong words to use for the greatness of something. See IMPORTANT
4. Hóng 鴻 refers to greatness as essentially linked to immense size.
5 Kǒng 孔 is an archaic word referring to immensity, numerousness as well as remarkable intensity of something.
Modern Chinese Criteria
偉大
偉
鴻
弘
丕
壯
高大
宏大
遠大
巨大
宏偉
英雄
光輝
皇皇
赫赫
了不起
驚天動地
頂天立地
震古爍今
補天浴日
光前裕後
光焰萬丈
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
偉
鴻
弘
丕
壯
高大
宏大
遠大
巨大
宏偉
英雄
光輝
皇皇
赫赫
了不起
驚天動地
頂天立地
震古爍今
補天浴日
光前裕後
光焰萬丈
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
- A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages
(
BUCK 1988)
p.
12.55 - Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary
(
TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996)
p.
183 - SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse
(
GIRARD 1769)
p.
2.338:225 VASTE.GRAND
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Words
大 dà OC: daads MC: dɑi 92 AttributionsWD
Dà 大 (ant. xiǎo 小 "insignificant") is often used to refer to generally recognised awe-inspiring status (for example of a king etc) rather than mere size.
- Word relations
- Ant: 細/ORDINARY
Xì 細 (ant. kuí 魁 "great, towering") refers to ordinariness as absence of real power or significance. - Epithet: 王/RULER
Wáng 王(contrast bà 霸 "hegemon basing his role on power rather than moral authority") refers specifically to someone who is enfeoffed as a formal ruler of what counts as a state in ancient China. - Epithet: 臣/MINISTER
The general word for a government minister at any level and of any kind is chén 臣, generically rén chén 人臣. - Contrast: 弘/GREAT
Hóng 弘 and jù 巨 (ant. xì 細) are stylistically marked strong words to use for the greatness of something. See IMPORTANT - Contrast: 弘/GREAT
Hóng 弘 and jù 巨 (ant. xì 細) are stylistically marked strong words to use for the greatness of something. See IMPORTANT - Contrast: 洪/BIG
Hóng 洪 refers to the size of water masses, and the word is often used in metaphorical senses. - Assoc: 重/INTENSELY
Zhòng 重 freely refers to an impressive intensity beyond expectation of both positive or negative qualities or actions. - Assoc: 弘/GREAT
Hóng 弘 and jù 巨 (ant. xì 細) are stylistically marked strong words to use for the greatness of something. See IMPORTANT
- Syntactic words
- nabfeaturethe feature of greatness; one's greatness; one's great power
- v[adNab]countedwhat is great, the significant one
- vadNby authorityauthoritativeCH
- vadNfigurativesuperior; large-scale, great; overall (not partial or small-minded); fundamental; of a higher order
- vadNnegativemodifying a pejorative noun: great (thief etc)CH
- vadNnon-restrictive大秦"great Qin" (not: of the Qins the great one): great, powerfulCH
- vadNsuperlativethe greatestLZ
- vadVfigurativeOBI: on a large scale; to a large audience
- vibe great, be powerful; be substantial; be significant;
- vi2gradedbe great, be large-minded; have a large perspective on things
- vigradedbe (the) greater 彌大LZ
- viinchoativebecome great
- vt(+prep+N)stativebe greater than the contextually determinate N
- vt+prep+Ngradedbe greater than 甚大於 "be very much greater than"
- vtoNcausativemake greatLZ
- vtoNputativeconsider to be greatCH
偉 wěi OC: ɢulʔ MC: ɦɨi 6 AttributionsWD
The most general word for awe-inspiring greatness and significance is wěi 偉 (ant. 眇/渺 "trifling").
- Syntactic words
- vadNtremendous; extraordinary
- viZHUANG: immense, tremendous, extraordinary
巨 jù OC: ɡaʔ MC: gi̯ɤ 4 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vadNimposing, great
- vadNironicoutrageously powerfulCH
弘 hóng OC: ɡʷɯɯŋ MC: ɦəŋ 4 AttributionsWD
Hóng 弘 and jù 巨 (ant. xì 細) are stylistically marked strong words to use for the greatness of something. See IMPORTANT
- Word relations
- Contrast: 大/GREAT
Dà 大 (ant. xiǎo 小 "insignificant") is often used to refer to generally recognised awe-inspiring status (for example of a king etc) rather than mere size. - Contrast: 大/GREAT
Dà 大 (ant. xiǎo 小 "insignificant") is often used to refer to generally recognised awe-inspiring status (for example of a king etc) rather than mere size. - Assoc: 大/GREAT
Dà 大 (ant. xiǎo 小 "insignificant") is often used to refer to generally recognised awe-inspiring status (for example of a king etc) rather than mere size.
- Syntactic words
- vadNfigurativegreat; grand
- vifigurativebe magnanimous; have moral weight; German: Format haben
- vtoNcausativedevelop (something) fully so that it becomes great and significant
元 yuán OC: ŋɡon MC: ŋi̯ɐn 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nadNgreat; powerful; senior
鴻 hóng OC: ɡooŋ MC: ɦuŋ 3 AttributionsWD
Hóng 鴻 refers to greatness as essentially linked to immense size.
- Word relations
- Ant: 細/SMALL
Xì 細 (ant. jù 巨 "enormous") is sometimes used to refer to something being small or of slight importance. See TENUOUS - Epithet: 才 / 材/TALENT
The standard word for an unusual promising ability to perform important future tasks of any kind is cái 才／材, and the talents referred to by this word do not need to be of a "higher" kind. - Assoc: 深 / 深/DEEP
The dominant current general word for anything deep in any sense is shēn 深 (ant. qiǎn 淺"shallow").
- Syntactic words
- vadNlarge, profuse, immense (primarily of water)
- vibe immense
景 jǐng OC: kraŋʔ MC: kɣaŋ 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vadNgreat and illustrious
- vadNbig, abundantLZ
- vipoetic, rare: great and illustrious
聖 shèng OC: qhljeŋs MC: ɕiɛŋ 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nadN(made great by the presence of ancient sages>) great, hallowed
- vibe sacred?, be hallowed
弘大 hóng dà OC: ɡʷɯɯŋ daads MC: ɦəŋ dɑi 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPadNvery great
- VPibe very great
俊 jùn OC: skluns MC: tsʷin
雋 juàn OC: dzonʔ MC: dziɛn 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- nadNoutstanding; heroic; great; eminent
- v[adN]great masterpiecesCH
- vibe eminent; be preeminent; be imposing
倬 zhuō OC: rteewɡ MC: ʈɣɔk 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vibe great; splendid; large
孔 kǒng OC: khooŋʔ MC: khuŋ 1 AttributionWD
Kǒng 孔 is an archaic word referring to immensity, numerousness as well as remarkable intensity of something.
- Word relations
- Epithet: 德/VIRTUE
The current general term for salient features and principles of charismatic moral integrity and generosity is dé 德, when used as a term of ethical evalutation; but this word has many other philosophically important meanings.
- Syntactic words
- vadNgreat (virtue etc)
- vigreat, vastVK
泰 tài OC: thaads MC: thɑi 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vadNgreat
訏 xū OC: qhʷla MC: hi̯o 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vadNfigurativegreat; broad; grand
豪 háo OC: ɡoow MC: ɦɑu 1 AttributionWD
- Word relations
- Epithet: 士/GENTLEMAN
The current general term for a person of a certain social standing is shì 士 and this word often connotes specifically a certain level of education, particularly literacy. See INTELLECTUAL.
- Syntactic words
- vadNleading; impressive; great [note that this seems to be limited to adjectival function]
- viinchoativebecome really impressive; become greatCH
顒 yóng OC: ŋoŋ MC: ŋi̯oŋ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vibe great; large; grand; majestic
浩然 hào rán OC: ɡuuʔ njen MC: ɦɑu ȵiɛn 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPiintensitive'flood-like'; great; vast and powerful
冢 zhǒng MC: trjowngX OC: toŋʔCH 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vadNDZD 5 distinguished; greatCH
夷 yí MC: yij OC: liCH 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vigradedgrand, imposing; impressiveCH
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